A number of

units of measurement A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude (mathematics), magnitude of a quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same kind of quantity. Any other quantity of that kind can ...

were used in the

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to measure various quantities including mass, area, and capacity. The

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has been compulsory in the country since 1860, during the late

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. A mixture of Spanish units and indigenous units were used alongside

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in the 1900s.

Mass

Measurements of Mass * 1 Kurot = 5 grams * 1 Dakot = 10 grams * 1 Guhit = 100 grams * 1 Kagitna = 1/2 kilo * 1 Gatang = 1 kilo * 1 Chimanta = 6 kilos * 1 Kaban = 25 kilos

Length

Measurements of Length * 1 Piranggot = 1/2 inch * 1 Sandamak = 4 inches * 1 Dangkal = 8 inches * 1 Talampakan = 12 inches = 1 foot * 1 Bisig = 16 inches * 1 Dipa = 68 inches

Volume

Measurements of Volume: * 1 Salok = 80 ml * 1 Saro = 250 ml * 1 Mangok = 400 ml

References

{{Systems of measurement

Standards of the Philippines